For all you who voted for Crist, quess who just got picked for Scott's transition team

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On Edit: At first I thought Crist was on the list, but catgirl pointing me to my error. Still, this is a good article because it points to the conservative leanings of the new governor. Without federal bail-out money, we are going to have a lot of people in pain in this State.

FORT LAUDERDALE —
Gov.-elect Rick Scott repeated his pledge Thursday to rethink and shake up government – and announced a group of transition advisers filled with Tallahassee insiders.

Several were integral parts of previous Republican administrations including Toni Jennings, a lieutenant governor under former Gov. Jeb Bush and former Florida Senate president; U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, former chief of staff to Gov. Charlie Crist, and Sally Bradshaw, a top policy adviser to Bush.

Scott was vague during a Fort Lauderdale news conference about the exact nature of what his nine-member transition advisory council will do, how often it will meet, and how a group of former government insiders from the past will help him keep his promise of operating government in a new way.

He also announced two high level positions. One is Enu Mainigi, she'll have a senior, though someone vague role. She's Scott's attorney and "very close trusted family friend" who has worked with him for 15 years, spokesman Brian Burgess said after Scott's

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/obama-inauguration/fl-news-conference-rick-scott-20101104,0,6047413.story

[stray cat]

1. Crist knows Florida - sounds like a smart move

[dchill]

2. "a slimy group within Florida that swings both ways..."

Heh.

[catgirl]

3. Crist is not on the team

His former Chief of Staff is. Did you read the article?

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4. Catgirl, thank you for pointing that out.

My nerves have been frazzled for the last two days.

[RollWithIt]

5. Meek was in incredibly weak candidate.... kind of a shame... nt

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6. Once he learns to read the waves better, he'll pick the right one to ride into the shore.

[Gaedel]

8. Hard to be a strong candidate

When a lot of your "solid base" is working for another candidate for "strategic reasons".

[glinda]

7. I like the "vague" parts the best

[rurallib]

9. Good lord, Florida elected Rick Scott?

what do you have to do to NOT be electable in this country?

[mfcorey1]

10. Does he ever mention his African American Lt Governor who he used to get the Caribbean Americans in

Florida to vote for him?

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11. I wonder if she's another Condi Rice?

[JackRiddler]

12. Hypothetically: I wonder if Crist supporters on DU will be saying Obama should drop out in 2012...

to assure that Bloomberg can beat Palin.

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13. Well, they know how that will work for them. So, suspect the loyalties of anyone who

suggests it.

[watercolors]

14. Florida will become a 3rd world country!

I've lived here over 45 yrs, since 1990 we have steadily been going down slope, so sad! I cannot understand the vote for Scott.

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15. I think the lack of education is the problem.

Private schools won't benefit the situation because those closed networks will just continue the same good ole boy style that is driving this state into the crapper.